Zimbabwe activist seeks ARVs for prisoners

A report on the News24 site notes that Douglas Muzanenhamo, who was infected 18 years ago, wants an end to the ill-treatment of prisoners who are sometimes denied access to medical facilities of their choice and medicine from family while in custody. The Zimbabwean reports that he was arrested while attending a meeting to commemorate the death of an HIV/Aids activist Navigator Mungoni. He was later freed together with 38 other activists by Harare Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi. While in detention, Muzanenhamo, who is HIV positive and has lived with the condition for the past 18 years, was denied access to his ARVs in contravention of Section 12 (1) of the Constitution. His lawyer, Tawanda Zhuwarara, said the case is the first of its kind trying to seek dignity in the treatment of people who are HIV-positive in Zimbabwean prisons. Full report on the News24 site Full report in The Zimbabwean